Molecular evidence for transmission of human T-lymphotropic virus type II infection by a human bite

Authors
Bolton, WV Davis, AR Ge, YC Dwyer, DE Kenrick, KG Cunningham, AL Saksena, NK
Citation
Wv. Bolton et al., Molecular evidence for transmission of human T-lymphotropic virus type II infection by a human bite, J CLIN MICR, 37(1), 1999, pp. 238-240
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
238 - 240
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(199901)37:1<238:MEFTOH>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Investigation of a human T-lymphotropic virus type IT (HTLV-II) infection i ii a female Australian blood donor identified a human bite as the likely mo de of transmission, confirmed by nucleotide sequencing of the proviral tax/ rex from both donor and contact. We believe this to be the first report of the transmission of an HTLV by a human bite.